{"id":33502,"date":"2017-05-22T10:43:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T14:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=33502"},"modified":"2017-06-20T09:01:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:01:59","slug":"mirkovic-documentary-reaps-accolades-premieres-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/mirkovic-documentary-reaps-accolades-premieres-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirkovic documentary reaps accolades, premieres in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/zzm2423\">Zeljko Mirkovic<\/a>\u2019s <em>\u201c<\/em>The Promise\u201d continues to reap awards, as it premieres in Belgrade and France this summer. This time, the accolade was an Award of Excellence from IndieFest in California.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary, produced and written by Dusan Gajic, follows a French family of winemakers who moved to a remote village of Rogljevo in Serbia, an area once known worldwide for its wine. \u201cThe Promise is a stunningly filmed documentary\u2026,\u201d British critic Marcus Agar writes in a <a href=\"http:\/\/wild-rooster.com\/the-promise-of-wine-feuds-and-passion-in-rural-serbia\/\">review<\/a> published on his Wild Rooster website. \u201c[Mirkovic] skilfully counterpoints pastoral images of verdant fields, mist-glistening mornings and amber-hued dusks with the stress and frustration that Cyrille and Estelle must endure as outsiders with big ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"highlight highlight-right\">View a trailer of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Aa0DjQ7duo\">The Promise<\/a>.\u201d<\/aside>\n<p>Mirkovic has taught in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/vaca\/\">Visual and Communication Arts Department<\/a> at Eastern Mennonite University since fall 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Prior awards for \u201cThe Promise\u201d include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBest Cultural Documentary\u201d at the Eugene (Ore.) Film Festival;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ingdomenicocutrona.wixsite.com\/medff\/wintered\">Best Documentary Award<\/a> at the Mediterranean Film Festival (Winter Edition) in Italy;<\/li>\n<li>an official selection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queensworldfilmfestival.com\/films\/2017\/\">Queens (New York) World Film Festival<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>an official selection of the Hoboken International Film Festival;<\/li>\n<li>an official selection of the <a class=\"m_-7610733294880748035gmail-_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/trentonfilmfestival?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=10155117193354293\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"m_-7610733294880748035gmail-_5afx\"><span class=\"m_-7610733294880748035gmail-_58cl m_-7610733294880748035gmail-_5afz\">#<\/span><span class=\"m_-7610733294880748035gmail-_58cm\">TrentonFilmFestival<\/span><\/span><\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>an official selection of the Belgrade Film Festival;<\/li>\n<li>Best Cinematography Documentary Feature at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddirtfilm.com\/\">Red Dirt Film Festival<\/a> in Stillwater, Oklahoma;<\/li>\n<li>Exceptional Merit, Depth of Field International Film Festival, Delaware;<\/li>\n<li>Best Script at Oenovideo Film Festival, France;<\/li>\n<li>Best Documentary Award at European Cinematography Awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33506\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/05\/mirkovic-documentary-reaps-accolades-premieres-europe\/thepromisewine-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33506\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33506 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/05\/ThePromiseWine-1-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/05\/ThePromiseWine-1-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/05\/ThePromiseWine-1-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/05\/ThePromiseWine-1.jpg 838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from the film.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/02\/zeljko-mirkovics-promise-will-screened-french-embassy-d-c-francophonie-festival\/\">screening in March<\/a>, hosted by the Embassy of France in Washington D.C., was part of The D.C. Francophonie Cultural Festival.<\/p>\n<p>There have been Oscar murmurings for the film. In an article posted on RivieraBuzz titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/riviera-buzz.com\/features\/arts-culture\/item\/oscar-candidate-zeljko-mirkovic-profile.html\">Oscar candidate Zeljko Mirkovic and his promise to the world<\/a>,\u201d author Natja Igney profiles Mirkovic\u2019s life and work.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar candidacy she refers to in the title alludes not only to this present film but also to \u201cThe Second Meeting,\u201d about the friendship of an America F-117A pilot and the missile officer who shot him down in 1999. [Read a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/10\/movies\/the-second-meeting-a-documentary-by-zeljko-mirkovic.html\">New York Times review<\/a> and watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bVQLiijbqRw\">trailer<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>Mirkovic has earned close to 50 international recognitions for his films, which have been featured at more than 200 international film festivals and broadcasted over TV stations throughout Europe,\u00a0USA\u00a0and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Among other projects, Mirkovic plans to collaborate with Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/holsoppj\">Jerry Holsopple<\/a> on a film that explores the meaning of the words <em>salam<\/em>, <em>Shalom,<\/em> and<em> Peace<\/em>, and their interpretation in the languages of the three monotheistic religions. They are currently seeking funding, with plans to travel to film in Israel, Palestine, Italy, Saudi-Arabia, Iran, Russia, Egypt and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Mirkovic is completing his PhD dissertation at the University of Vienna, Austria, in the Media and Communication Department on the topic of media and war. He earned an undergraduate degree in television directing at the Academy of Art in Belgrade in 1999, and an MA at\u00a0ETMA\u00a0(European Television Management Academy), Strasbourg, France, and Bournemouth University, UK.\u00a0 <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article has been updated 6\/20\/2017.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zeljko Mirkovic\u2019s \u201cThe Promise\u201d continues to reap awards, as it premieres in Belgrade and France this summer. 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